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Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962)

Novelist, poet, and consummate gardener, Victoria Mary (Vita) Sackville-West was born March 9, 1892, atKnoleCastle,Sevenoaks,Kent,England. She died of cancer on June 2, 1962, atSissinghurstCastle. Vita was the daughter of Victoria Josepha Dolores Catalina and Lionel Edward Sackville-West. Vita married Harold Nicolson on October 1. 1912. Vita and Harold had two children, Benedict and Nigel Nicolson.